Tuesday, May 31, 2011

squeaky swings, tall grass and the longest shadow ever cast......

isn't that what summer is made of?  this weekend was sunny and hot and sometimes cloudy...  i have been absent lately.  i didn't write much this past week... because, well... you know,  life gets in the way.  i am cursed with the speed of time.  tomorrow is june.  how can it be june?  this past weekend was filled to the brim with life.  so i tried to catch a few of the fleeting moments.  the moments that memories are made of.    i cooked on my new island it is so photo worthy...
                                              seriously?  seriously, i love it.






i snuggled with baby molly....


















she was a love,  it was like holding my niece so many years ago...

then there was the farmers market in portsmouth with my bff.  a place i plan to visit a few more times this summer..
                  and then of course lunch with the bff...  the lunch looked great but we both agreed it
                                                                      looked better than it tasted..



and the wedding ...
all the best to suzie and andrew.. he looked like he won the lottery...

and probably my most favorite shot of the day..



the place was beautiful, my kind of place...


Wednesday, May 18, 2011

this was a bitter sweet day...

missing dad but celebrating mic.  life moves on  -  be so happy that you make other
people happy just being you .  i love you guys... xo

happy birthday love...

hope you have a very special day.   xoxo

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

my muse...

i wish thinking counted as a legitimate activity on my to do list....  it has been raining here for...
it feels like forever.  today should be just lattes, books and napping - but none of which i will get to do.
my thinking is all over the place. i keep thinking of things to write on this blog and i get distracted and
on to something else and i have all these half written ideas and thoughts.
i think if you are writer you have to express yourself to feel fully alive. sometimes you can't always write what you are thinking.  i am not claiming to be a writer but  i just feel better when i get things down on paper.  i want to be creative but sometimes i am more creative at finding excuses.  i have writers block lately.  my muse always knocks on my bedroom door late at night  just as i am drifting off to sleep and i don't have the energy to get up and write things down. i ask nicely for her to come back in the morning but she never does. there are so many  thoughts that are filling up so much space in my head  that i can't get anything out. but eventually something will spark an idea...  and i know with every sentence i write i have learned something...  xoxo

Thursday, May 12, 2011

here's to the night...

we felt alive
here's to the tears you knew you'd cry
here's to goodbye, tomorrow's going to come to soon.
all my time is froze in motion

can't I stay an hour or two or more
.............    don't let me let you go


congratulations katie !!!


Tuesday, May 10, 2011

spring playlist...

my favorites ... these days...



because they love me...

so in the spirit of mother's day  - my middle child decided to participate in something called
"tough mudder"  it afforded me the stress and anxiety that never ends being a mother...
so happy it is over....  seriously i am claustrophobic
thinking of climbing through those water filled tubes made
me ill.


thanks drew.  and the other thought that runs through my mind on mother's day -  actually on most days is,
 i am so very lucky. xoxo

Sunday, May 8, 2011

happy mother's day !!

"to all the mamas(quite specifically mine!): thank you for all the kisses that made the inside and outside booboos better, for all the times you looked the other way & all the times you DIDN'T, for the love & hugs, the backrubs,  tummyrubs, the sacrifices; sleepless nights.....and everything in between"  xoxo


.
love you mom. xo

Friday, May 6, 2011

playing on repeat....

somehow i never heard this song until the other day  ...  needless to say its on my ipod on repeat..
i love jason aldean...




xxoo

before flash mobs...

happy friday!!!!


Monday, May 2, 2011

margaret thornley stimpson...

welcome to the world molly. congratulations beth and billy... xoxo

Sunday, May 1, 2011

weekend lens...

what a fast weekend, but aren't they all? after racing around all last week it was time to indulge in fun.
so friday night there was a royal wedding celebration hosted by my neighbor, the brit herself. she knows
how to throw a party.  there were lots of cocktails,  lots of hats,  and lots of laughs. it made for the perfect start to the weekend.     some of our favorite shots. 


                        and of course the double kiss on the balcony... women love romance...



she looked so gorgeous...



our party



 the next morning was the ideal time to grab some extra sleep. that didn't last long tho we had to head off to celebrate unlce vinny's 75th.  he loved being the star of the day and  no one loves their family more than him  well... other than auntie mae of course. sweet, sweet,  people.  it was a special day for a wonderful guy.  wishing you many, many, more.  love you.  xo
                                 

                                          and whatever debbie had to say looks really interesting... :)